Men’s Draw

World No.1 Andy Murray (his first tournament since earning the No.1 seeding in Bercy, Paris) has Federer and Nishikori in his quarter

World No.2 Novak Djokovic has Thiem, Goffin and Dimitrov in his quarter

Rafael Nadal is seeded 9 and comes in off a great run through to the quarter-finals in Brisbane after returning from injury, where he was defeated by Milos Raonic. He’s in the same quarter as Monfils, Zverev and Raonic.

Roger Federer is seeded 17 due to absence from tennis since Wimbledon due to injury. He’ll play a qualifier in Round 1 after playing some solid matches to warm up via the Hopman Cup in Perth. Berdych, Murray and Nishikori are in his quarter.

Top 5 Men’s Seeds

1. Andy Murray

2. Novak Djokovic

3. Milos Raonic

4. Stan Wawrinka

5. Kei Nishikori

Projected Quarter-Finals (based on seeding)

Murray v Nishikori

Wawrinka v Cilic

Monfils v Raonic

Thiem v Djokovic

Round 1 Men’s Matches to Watch

Djokovic v Verdasco

Raonic v Brown

Nadal v F Mayer

Ferrer v Jasika

Almagro v Chardy

Nishikori v Kuznetsov

Dolgopolov v Coric

Haas v Paire

Women’s Draw

Angelique Kerber (1) is in the top half with Muguruza

Serena Williams (2) is in the bottom half with Cibulkova, Wozniaki and Konta

Radwanska and Pliskova are also in Serena’s half of the draw

Simona Halep has Venus Williams and Svitolina in her quarter.

Top 5 Women’s Seeds

Angelique Kerber

Serena Williams

Aga Radwanska

Simona Halep

Karolina Pliskova

Projected Quarter Finals

Kerber vs. Muguruza

Halep vs. Kuznetsova

Radwanska vs. Pliskova

Cibulkova vs. Serena Williams

Round 1 Women’s Matches to Watch

Konta v Flipkens

Serena v Bencic

Stosur v Watson

Vandeweghe v Vinci

Muguruza v Erakovic

Radwanska v Pironkova

Gavrilova v Broady

Konjuh v Mladenovic

Cornet v Georges

Giorgi v Bacsinszky

Errani v Ozaki

Wickmayer v Safarova

Stay tuned for loads of Australian Open photos and updates over the next two weeks.